More than forty criminal heroes are examined in this volume. They include evil characters such as Dr. Fu Manchu, Li Shoon, Black Star, the Spider, Rafferty, Mr. Clackworthy, Elegant Edward, Big-nose Charlie, Thubway Tham, the Thunderbolt, the Man in Purple, and the Crimson Clown, plus many, many more!The development of these characters is traced across more than two decades of crime fiction published in "Detective Story Magazine," "Flynn s," "Black Mask," and other magazines. The conventions that made these stories a special part of popular fiction are examined in detail."
- ISBN13 9780879723620
- Publish Date 30 December 1987
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 June 2014
- Publish Country US
- Publisher University of Wisconsin Press
- Imprint Bowling Green University Popular Press,US
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 266
- Language English